Yeah the original throttlebot was green (pea soup) but with Hound already being a green jeep it would've been kinda dumb to make another one.
The name Rollbar has been used for the member of Ruination in recent memory as well as a Minicon. It's not really tied to anyone in particular, but is just "a name" that gets used and reused. In my opinion, it's not all that bad to have him as a different coloured jeep.
I used to own an '02 Jeep Wrangler I bought new. It was red, so I was quite a bit excited to see the Rollbar release. Now we just need an alt of a 95 Z-28 with a 6-speed tranny. Ooooh.... I loved that car and hope to buy another similar to it.
That would have made a better Brawn, really. Let Rollbar be the repaint of THAT new mold. I did note that the Rollbar I saw at Walmart was a brighter red, almost orangish. Maybe it was the lighting, but I figured they were going to make it a bit darker.
But eh..Rollbar is orange. Some of the early pics, he looks reddish, but he's decidedly orange. It's a darker orange though..it's a relatively popular car color locally as it's kinda sorta the University of Texas' color. I've actually seen a few "Rollbars" around town.
I don't remember if it came from an official channel or just speculation, but it was said to work out something like this: Altmode: G1 Rollbar (green Jeep) Relation: RiD Rollbar (another Swindle repaint) Colors: G2 Swindle (orange, but sans the brightly colored camo pattern)